Democracy
Reasons for not preferring democracy
In 2014, 45% said major reason when asked about democracy is not working because there is no real difference between the policies of the major parties.
Question
For each of the following please say whether it is a major reason, a minor reason or not a reason why you personally think that [In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable OR For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have]:
This question was asked in 2014.
- 0%
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- 100%
Democracy is not working because there is no real difference between the policies of the major parties
45
29
22
4
Democracy only serves the interests of a few and not the majority of society
42
34
19
5
I have become disillusioned with Australian politics and think another system might work better
36
28
33
3
Democracy is the usual form of government now and always will be, so I don’t worry about it
21
42
35
3
A more authoritarian system where leaders can make decisions without the processes of democracy achieves better results
21
39
35
5
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A more authoritarian system where leaders can make decisions without the processes of democracy achieves better results
Democracy is not working because there is no real difference between the policies of the major parties
Democracy is the usual form of government now and always will be, so I don’t worry about it
Democracy only serves the interests of a few and not the majority of society
I have become disillusioned with Australian politics and think another system might work better
Response
Major reason
Minor reason
Not a reason
Don’t know
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